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Mining & the mines, 1947

322 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 17

Woman Working Gold Mine Near Temora

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 2

A woman is working a gold mine at Sebastopol, near Temora. She is Mrs. James Haggart, wife of one of the four…

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Coal Mines Bill To be Amended Board Control

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Amendments to be made to the Coal Mines Regulations Bill, now before the State Parliament, will take away from the…

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Miners Go Back Today

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 1

Instructions were broadcast to miners on the three New South Wales coalfields last night to return to work to-day after they had voted yesterday…

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Miners to Go Back To-day

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Instructions were broadcast to miners on three New South Wales coalfields to-night to…

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Rich Gold Reef Located in W.A.

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 2

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday: The discovery of a gold nugget led Dominico Rinaidi to a rich reef, which has returned £3000 from a…

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The Mines Only Nine Idle in N.s.w

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday : Only nine mines are idle in N.S.W. today, remaining 127 pits, which stopped for yesterday's aggregate meeting having…

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Mine Manager Sentenced for Gold Theft

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 2

KALGOORLIE, Sunday: Walter Stuart McColl, 50, mine manager of Sydney, was sentenced to 12 months' gaol yesterday for unlawful…

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Miners, Owners Clash at Coal Conference

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Miners' leaders and coal owners' officials clashed to-day at the coal conference which was attended by the…

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Coal Miners' Health Bruxner Condemns Govt. Delay

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 1

When the new Coal Mines Regulation (Amendment) Bill was under discussion in the Assembly, the leader of the Country Party (Lt.-Col. Bruxer)…

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More Recruits for Britain's Mines Government and Miners' Leaders Co-operate Steps to Increase Manpower and Output

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 3

Foundations are being laid for the increase in the great national production drive in Britain which was revealed to be vital to the nation's recovery…

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Mine Stoppage Threatened

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Stoppages in all underground and open-cut mines are threatened, within the next two weeks because of a dispute involving…

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£200,000 Mine Deal

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 4

A Perth syndicate, with South Australian financial support, has taken an option for £200,000 over the phenomenally rich Mountain View…

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Miners' Pensions Increased by 5/

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: The Coal and Oil Shale Mineworkers' Pensions Amendment Bill passed the second and third reading in the Legislative…

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Protest Over Australian to Control U.s. Mines

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Friday: John L. Lewis told the Senate Public Lands Committee that President Truman's nomination of the Australian-born…

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No Settlement On Corfu Channel Mining

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 4

LAKE SUCCESS, Friday: Because of Albania's unexplained hatred" of Britain, and because previous negotiations had failed, it would be…

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British Miners' Pledge to Reach Coal Target

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 2

Hinder the agreement Just reached by the National Coal Board in Britain and the National Union of Mine-Workers, every miner in the United…

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Believed Ran Semi-trailer Over Mine

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Afred George Hancock, of Boolaroo, who was driving a heavy semi-trailer near Williamtown last night, believes…

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Two Syndicates Seek Gold Mine At Sebastopol

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 2

TEMORA, Monday: Syndicates from Sydney and Melbourne have offered to buy a Sebastopol mine, reported to be yielding gold up…

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100 Men Trapped In U.S. Coal Mine

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday: More than 100 men are reported to be trapped in a soft coal mine near Cantralia (Illinois) as the result of an…

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Three Gold Coast Natives Hanged; Commons Stirred

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: Three of the five Gold Coast natives who were sentenced to death for ritual murder were executed at Accra yesterday. The curtain has not yet fallen on the tense drama…

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